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Mentos + Diet Coke + Zero G = Best. Experiment. Ever.
Robert Woodhead, self-described Mad Overlord and all-around geek, has posted an amazing amount of detail from his recent experiment in seeing how the Diet Coke & Mentos reaction works in...
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A Cautionary Tale: Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World)
“Oh no … oh man … I knew it. I never should have built a robot for the science fair.” Isn’t it every kid’s fantasy to build a working robot with superclaws and a laser eye? But have you really thought...
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Science Project + Daughter + Dad = iTunes Hit?
I’m going to guess that most GeekDads love science (and they love even more that their kids love science) So, when a child comes home with a science project and you happen to have a bent for the...
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How to Watch Today’s Solar Eclipse Without Special Equipment
Photo: Wikimedia Commons Late in the afternoon today, May 20, 2012, half of North America is in for a bit of a celestial show — an eclipse of the sun known as a “ring of fire.” A ring of fire happens...
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4-H Is 4 Geeks
Image courtesy 4-H One of the biggest myths I hear about 4-H is that it’s only for farming families. While it’s completely true that the organization was set up as a tool to promote “modern” farming...
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Geeky Projects Make Learning a Joy
© Nomad Press My eBay Collections were curated as part of my collaboration with eBay. Here’s a recent conversation in my house with my eldest son about a school physics project: Son: I have to drive...
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How to Build a Hovercraft: a Book for the Home Scientist
How to Build a Hovercraft (Voltz and Grobe) – a book review. Photo by Julie Tiu. The Coke and Mentos geyser guys, Stephen Voltz and Fritz Grobe, have published a science and math project book for all...
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